God and no-God: Thoughts in Contemplation
Holy tiger of evanescence | Illustration: GE Column by U. Mahesh Prabhu Since time immemorial mankind has been in pursuit of God(s). There are many versions as well as “incarnations” of this idea. “Your god” may not be “his god” or, even, “our god.” “Your god” they say is “dangerous”, whereas “our god” is more “merciful More...
From thoughts to paradoxes
Thoughts and Paradoxes | Illustration by: MB Column by U. Mahesh Prabhu “You can’t put a price on staying connected. So we don’t.” declares an advertisement by Marriott Hotels published in the recent More...
A Marriage Gay
An usual-unusual marirage By U. Mahesh Prabhu “This is a great match for you” Aditya was told by his dad, adding “she shares your profession and there is a perfect match between your status, height and, More...
Winning hearts; preserving culture
By U. Mahesh Prabhu September 1, 2010. It was Wednesday. I was invited by Ashok Kumar – Ashokanna as he’s dearly known – for a Bhajan seva on the eve of Srikrishna Janmasthami at his place from 9:30 pm More...
Oxy & Monies
“Money is like oxygen…” her friends found her saying, often. Interestingly, she wasn’t from a hapless family; hers was upper (or near to upper?) middleclass. Born into household of servicemen she hardly More...
A Homily on Love
Not so long ago when I didn’t understand even the first letter of word “Love” – I would be in awe thinking about it. I was baffled when I saw young chaps stuck to their computer screens connected to the More...
MF Husain: Resolving the Controversy
By U. Mahesh Prabhu Maqbool Fida Husain, popularly known as M. F. Husain, or simply Husain, is now living abroad – in Dubai. He has been living there after his “self-imposed exile”. Revered by many as More...
Demystifying the Sufis
History testifies the fact that most of the Sufi “saints” came to India either accompanying the invading armies of Islamic marauders or just followed them in their sweeping conquests. Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed More...
And I became an unwed father!
You’ll never know, my dear, Just how much you mean to me, A mother’s love buried into deep, That only my heart can see. When I sit and really stare at you, All I can do is grin, somewhere down deep inside, I More...
Stitaprajna: Standing Consciousness
By U. Mahesh Prabhu Feelings and emotions are explicit testimonies to the fact that we are men. But when we fail to tame them and flow with them, our life is on a sure path to disaster. There is a word in Sanskrit, More...
